Living The Dream
Rated; M
Pairing; Hiccup X Astrid
Disclaimer; I do not own anything from HTTYD; it belongs to Dreamworks/Cressida Cowell
Do You Think You Could Be?
=Normal POV=
(Friday, October 9, 2020-11 am)
{Denmark; Drakonian Palace}
"Dreki Heart Trainers and Interns, report to the Great Room in ten minutes, please? Thank you." Viggo's voice sounded through the palace. Everyone stopped what they were doing and looked at one another. Most of the trainers were in their offices, and that included Hiccup too. The interns were in the Common Room. However, with the announcement heard; they knew their orders.
"Come on, guys," Dagur pulled the others out of the room with a little coaxing. Slowly; the interns, minus Hiccup, made their way to the Great Room. The trainers showed up moments later, and Hiccup was among them. Viggo and Ryker walked in, both with grim expressions on their face.
"I take a decision has been reached by the association on how to deal with Drago Bludvist?" Heather asked bluntly.
"That's correct," Ryker nodded.
"It's been chosen that we continue to deal with it as we have the most headway in uncovering everything," Viggo informed.
"So, we keep doing what we're doing?" Soren wondered.
"No. Some of you will be handling dragon rescue missions. Hiccup will be leading a team of four, whoever he chooses to be with him to find Drago and see where he's at in his world domination plan," Ryker stated.
"Wait, why Hiccup?" Astrid asked right away.
"The association recognizes Hiccup as the one who uncovered the operation through Johann. And Hiccup is the person of interest, so they'd like for him to continue doing his research on the matter," Viggo enlightened.
"Th-That's dangerous!" Camicazi said next. "They should want him out of harm's way!"
"They do," Hiccup stepped forward. "I elected to ignore their concerns and do this anyway. I'm the only person with a Night Fury; I can get in and out fast without being seen…"
"The others he chooses will be watching guard, but Hiccup is in charge of the recon missions and reports back to me so I can update the rest," Viggo remarked. "But…In the simplest terms; Hiccup is the boss right now,"
"So what will you all be doing?" Eret inquired.
"I still run the dragon rescues and do recon missions to see if we can provide anything to help Hiccup find Drago's base. But Hiccup calls the shots on the missions that involve locating Drago Bludvist, and how to handle the next move if found," Viggo informed. Astrid felt sick, and she didn't know why. Maybe it was nerves about all this news setting in or her worry about Hiccup's life, but she felt like she might throw up.
"Alright, when do we start?" Henrik asked.
"The operations for finding Drago? Talk to Hiccup about those. As for rescuing dragons; we got something coming up in two days for Melody Island," Ryker stated.
"Who is going on your team, Hic?" Thuggory asked.
"I'm still working on that, but I'll let you know as soon as I finish figuring it out," Hiccup responded.
"And your first mission?" Ragna stared.
"It will be before the end of next week," Hiccup vowed.
"Astrid? Hey, you alright? You're looking a little pale," Heather mentioned which caught Hiccup's attention. Astrid felt it rising in her throat as she quickly got up and bolted out of the room with a hand over her mouth. Astrid ran to the small powder room across the hall, closed the door behind her, and puked.
"Has she been sick all day?" Ryker questioned.
"No. We were all in the Common Room, and she was fine. I just noticed she looked a little pale after you guys said what was happening," Heather enlightened softly.
"I'll go check on her," Hiccup left the room and went to the door he knew his girlfriend was behind. Hiccup heard her puking from where he was. "Ast? You okay?" he used his knuckle to knock on the door.
"F-Fine…" Astrid mumbled as she tried not to throw up again.
"You don't sound fine, Milady. Open the door for me," Hiccup tried. It took a minute, but Hiccup heard the click, and he let himself in. Astrid was on the floor leaning over the bowl. Her face was flushed, and she looked miserable. "Hey…What's wrong?"
"I-I don't know. I felt fine all day, and then it just hit me," Astrid said softly as she reached for a piece of toilet paper to wipe her mouth.
"Anything else bothering you? A headache, your stomach maybe?" Hiccup inquired.
"Both…" Astrid nodded weakly.
"Well…I mean you're due for your period, babe. And you know when your headaches get bad enough you get a little nauseated. The stomachache is probably cramps," Hiccup offered.
"I just…Don't feel right, Hiccup," Astrid confessed. Hiccup checked her forehead and cheek.
"You do seem a little warm, which isn't a typical period symptom for you. There is a bug going around, or it could be the flu. Maybe we should let Hilda take a look at you and see?" Hiccup suggested.
"No…No…Maybe I'll just go lie down for a little bit," Astrid said. "Can you help me to my room?"
"Sure," Hiccup nodded as he helped Astrid up once she flushed the toilet. Hiccup put his arm under her legs and lifted her bridal style, then exited the room.
"Hiccup? Is she okay?" Viggo wondered.
"Says she's not feeling well and wants to lay down," Hiccup replied. "I'm taking her upstairs to rest," he added before walking away to get to the stairs.
. . .
(11:30 am)
{Girls Dormitory}
Once in the girl's room; Hiccup laid Astrid in her bed, removed her shoes, and covered her up. Hiccup grabbed a water bottle from the mini-fridge and set it on her nightstand next to her phone, which he plugged in to charge.
"How are you feeling?" Hiccup asked while crouching beside her bed.
"Little better after puking, but still kind'a icky," Astrid replied with a yawn.
"Get some sleep, Milady. Text me if you need anything; I won't be far," Hiccup kissed her forehead and then exited the room. Astrid laid away for fifteen minutes, then slowly began to drift off and knock out. Hiccup had returned downstairs to finish the meeting; there was no point in holding it off until they knew about Astrid because if she was sick with a stomach bug or flu, it was safe to assume she'd be off missions anyway. Hiccup would fill her in later, but they had to get the ball rolling on these missions. Every day they didn't find Drago was another day closer to the impending war.
. . .
(5:30 pm)
{Dining Room}
Astrid slept through lunch peacefully as the girls reported to Hiccup when he came by to check on her. Hiccup returned to his office to keep planning things for his missions to locate Drago Bludvist. Soon, it was time for dinner and as Hiccup reached the dining room; he didn't find his girlfriend there.
"Astrid still sleeping?" Hiccup inquired.
"No, she was up when we were leaving. Something about a little cramping and starting to bleed, but still nauseated with a headache," Signy said gently.
"I told her that it was her period starting. That or a bug, maybe the flu. Guess it depends how she feels tomorrow," Hiccup shrugged. I'll check on her after dinner," Hiccup said before taking a seat near Thuggory and Ragna. The food was served, and everyone enjoyed the meal.
. . .
(6:45 pm)
{Girl's Dormitory}
Hiccup made his way to the dorm room once more after dinner and a little talking. Hiccup knocked on the door and waited.
"Ast? You awake?" Hiccup called through the door.
"Yeah…Come in, babe," Astrid replied. Hiccup turned the handle and walked in to see Astrid sitting up in bed.
"Hey, how you feeling?" Hiccup sat on the edge of her bed.
"Better. Maybe I was just stressed or worried hearing about everything that's about to happen," Astrid sighed.
"Babe, you don't don't gotta worry about me. Alright? I'll be okay. No final moves will be made until we have all the information needed to prepare a counter attack. All these missions are gonna be observation and eavesdropping until we get what we need," Hiccup assured with his hand on hers.
"And I on your team?" Astrid wondered.
"Would I have you anywhere else?" Hiccup smiled. "Yeah, it's you, Thug, Dagur, and Ryker. Mala is coming too, but she's acting as the medic in case someone gets hurt or a dragon needs help,"
"I thought it was supposed to be you and three others," Astrid blinked.
"It makes more sense to have four to watch all angles while I'm doing the info-gathering, and one medic for emergencies," Hiccup explained. "So, you started bleeding?"
"Yeah, a little bit. I'm sure the full force will hit later," Astrid chuckled a little.
"Well, there goes an idea for foreplay or sex. Since we're not doing much else, would you like to join me in the Common Room for a movie?" Hiccup offered. Astrid nodded as Hiccup helped her up and the two moved to the Common Room where Hiccup had already set up a movie on his laptop for them.
"What are we watching?" Astrid questioned.
"How about Wonder Woman? I know have your female heroes and wanted to see it when it came out in 2017, but things got crazy, and it never happened all this time," Hiccup suggested.
"Yay!" Astrid cheered as they sat on the couch together and Hiccup started the movie. A little more than halfway through and Astrid began to feel nauseated again. And this time there was no stomachache or a headache to accompany it. Astrid tried to push it down and focus on the movie, but it didn't happen. Astrid swallowed once, then brought a hand to her mouth and dashed for the trash bin in the Common Room. Hiccup quickly paused the movie and moved to her side as she threw up again.
"Okay, I think it's time to see Hilda, Astrid…" Hiccup stated while rubbing her back a little. Astrid knew she couldn't argue with her boyfriend; he was too stubborn for that. After throwing up again; Hiccup made sure to remove the bag and tie it off while he took Astrid downstairs to the infirmary.
"Hiccup. Astrid. What brings you by?" Hilda questioned.
"Astrid's been throwing up, and I think she might be sick," Hiccup said as he helped Astrid to one of the beds. Hilda came over to check her over, then use the thermometer. Once it beeped, Hilda looked at it.
"You do have a slight temperature, sweetie. And how many times as she thrown up?" Hilda looked at Hiccup.
"Four times around 11 am, and just now, twice. She skipped lunch and dinner," Hiccup informed.
"Well, that rules out food poisoning because no one else came to me about being sick after breakfast. It could be a twenty-four-hour bug if she's already throwing up. I'll keep her here overnight, and we'll see how she's doing in the morning," Hilda responded. "Come, dear. Lets lay you down and get you settled for the night," she said. By 8:45 pm, Astrid was comfortable with a small garbage beside the bed. Hiccup kissed her forehead while she was falling asleep there.
"Rest well, Milady," Hiccup then left the room and returned to his dorm.
. . .
(Friday, October 16, 2020-6:45 am)
Astrid's diagnosis was the flu. However, what should have lasted five days maximum, was proving to go longer and the people around Astrid were concerned. Unfortunately, as worried for Astrid as he was, Hiccup had left for his first recon mission to locate Drago on Wednesday. It's been two days, and he wasn't set to return until Sunday or Monday depending on how things went. There was a lead about a mass amount of Hunters and Trappers being in the Archipelago, and that was a lot of islands to be flying over and checking. As Astrid was sick, Hiccup took Camicazi as one of his teammates. Hiccup promised Astrid could come on the next one when she was feeling better. However, Astrid was not getting any better. It was almost 7 am, and Astrid was first to jump out of bed and hurry to the bathroom to throw up.
"We gotta tell Hilda that Astrid isn't better," Ragna said to Heather.
"Maybe it's not the flu making her sick," Signy suggested.
"What else could it be?" Ragna looked at her.
Heather looked at the bathroom door now as she had a theory. Heather got off the bed and moved to the bathroom door. "Astrid…Are you okay?" Heather questioned.
"Y-Yeah…" Astrid replied.
"Can you let me in? I'm really worried about you. We think you should see Hilda again," Heather said.
"D-Door is open," Astrid managed before she threw up again. Heather opened the door to see Astrid on the floor over the bowl, coughing and spitting the remnants out. Heather got Astrid a cup of water to wash her mouth out with, then kneeled beside her. "I just don't get why I'm still sick,"
"Astrid…I'm gonna ask you something, and I want you to be totally honest with me," Heather stated as Astrid looked at her. "Do you think you could be pregnant?"
